Outlook: Granting Delegate Access

Outlook provides users the ability to give others permissions to receive items on their behalf and respond, called Delegates.

View your Microsoft 365 Email - Grant Delegate Access in Outlook instructions in this brief video or take a look at the step by step instructions below.

To set up delegates, open Outlook and select File.

Select File

From the Account Information page,

  1. Select Account Settings dropdown menu
  2. Then Delegate Access.

Account Settings Delegate Access 

The Delegates dialogue box will open. Select Add.

Delegates Select Add 

The Add Users dialogue box displays

  1. Search for the person who you wish to be a delegate.
  2. Once that person has been located, click their name
  3. Select Add.
  4. Select OK.

Delegates Add Users Selection 

The Delegate Permissions dialogue permissions opens and select the permission for each function of Outlook for that delegate and select OK.

Delegate Permissions